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Boeing 747-8 notches first GLS approach

On its second flight Monday, Boeing’s first 747-8 Freighter became the first 747 of any type to use a Global positioning Landing System approach.

“GLS approach capability is critical to continued improvements in efficient air traffic management and it represents a great advancement in safety and economy over existing approach types — yet pilots can fly it using the same procedures as a common ILS (Instrument Landing System),” Randy Tinseth, vice president, marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said on his blog.

Once the 747-8 finishes flutter and initial airworthiness testing at Moses Lake, the flight-test program will move to Palmdale, Calif., Tinseth noted.

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